More than 2,200 students became new Lancers at California Baptist University’s annual Welcome Weekend, making up the biggest incoming class in CBU history. Approximately 1,700 freshman and 500 transfer students participated in Welcome Weekend. The theme of the weekend was “Everyday Courage,” in an effort to encourage new students to have confidence in this new […]

An outlet for community service and personal growth is available for Riverside residents to improve and contribute to the city. The program, Love Riverside, will host an annual Serve Day, Oct. 21, where collaboration and diversity merge with those who participate. Love Riverside was founded by Lynn Heatley in 2015 and is a part of […]

FOCUS leaders are an integral part of new freshmen and transfers’ experience at California Baptist University. These students are the primary resources who initially connect students during Welcome Weekend, where they establish relationships with both their leaders as well as other students. In addition to Welcome Weekend, freshmen FOCUS leaders are responsible for teaching a […]

The 2017–2018 school year started with a flurry as new students flooded California Baptist University. Welcome Weekend served as the main event to kick off the year and allowed incoming students to build relationships, become informed, and celebrate with their peers. Hours of preparation, prayer and perspiration went into planning this year’s Welcome Weekend. This […]

As the baseball season quickly approaches, players are anticipating a successful year. Although practices began Jan. 6, players have been focused on the season since the beginning. Sheldon Borson, freshmen undeclared major and second baseman, said he is looking forward to his first collegiate season. “It has been tough getting used to college-level and the speed […]

On Aug. 26, I arrived in Riverside, Calif. — my home for the next year. Cars whipped past me, all bearing California license plates. Palm trees loomed before me. And, mountains towered behind me. I was not in Tennessee anymore. Along with hundreds of other students, I was about to begin my fall semester at […]

What are some of the responsibilities that your position as Assistant Dean of Students is in charge of? One of the things I obviously do is the orientation program and the FOCUS program. I oversee student government and I coordinate the meal plans on campus. I also serve on various committees as deemed necessary by […]

Every September new students put their feet in ketchup, squish their hands in mustard and dip their noses in relish for “Food Twister.” Who supplies the condiments? The First-Year Orientation and Christian University Success (FOCUS) Coordinators do. Six student leaders were selected to fill the shoes of their predecessors under the direction of Assistant Dean […]

Following a record-breaking fall semester enrollment of around 1,400 new students spring welcomes 150 more. Each year, California Baptist University hosts two new student orientations. The spring 2012 new student orientation was held Jan. 6–9. The event was held to welcome the new students and give them an idea of what college life is like. […]

In a time-constrained society, eating breakfast has become a conditional habit but just how much time are students willing to go without eating? For some students, going half of the day without food is normal, but eating breakfast is a priority for others. “If you don’t get a chance to eat until noon, all you […]